Europe's Physical Features

Which mountain range stretches across the south part of Switzerland and the northern or top part of Italy?

• the Alps

• the Ural Mountains

• the Pyrenees

• the Rocky Mountains

What body of water lies between the continents (Europe, Africa, and Asia) and is the world's largest inland sea?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Rhine River

• English Channel

What major river flows mostly through Germany from the Alps and empties into the North Sea? It is a major water source for Germany's farms and trading.

• Volga River

• Mississippi River

• Danube River

• Rhine River

Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?

It is the dividing line for Western Russia and Eastern Russia.

• the Alps

• Rhine River

• the Ural Mountains

• the Pyrenees Mountains

What body of water separates the United Kingdom from France? The Chunnel runs under it.

• English Channel

• Rhine River

• Mediterranean Sea

• the Atlantic Ocean

Which major river runs through ten countries and is the 2nd longest river in Europe?

• St. Lawrence River

• Rhine River

• Volga River

• Danube River

What large, flat region of farm land stretches across the northern part of Europe?

• the Iberian Peninsula

• the European Plain

• the Great Plains

• the Siberian Tundra

Which magnificent mountain range is between France and Spain?

• the Urals

• the Alps

• the Pyrenees

• the Rockies

What feature is separated from the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees mountains? It contains Spain and Portugal.

• the European Plain

• the Siberian Tundra

• the Iberian Peninsula

• the Ural Mountains

What is one of Europe's most influential and important physical features?

• water

• mountains

• valleys

• plains